IP6 Assembling a Project Initiation Document

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Assembling a Project Initiation Document is the sixth and last sub-process of the PRINCE2 process Initiating a Project

Contents 1 Purpose 2 Trigger 3 Product 4 Critical success factors (CSF) 5 Key performance indicators (KPI) 6 Roles 7 Activities 8 Definitions 9 Putting into use 9.1 Best practice 9.2 Challenges and solutions 10 References and resources

Purpose

The purpose of this sub-process is to produce a document containing the answers to the "what, why, who, how, where, when and how much" of the project.

Trigger

This sub-process follows after IP5.

Input to the process:

• All of the products from the other IP sub-processes.
  • Project Brief
  • Project Management Team Structure
  • Job Descriptions
  • Project Approach
  • Project Quality Plan
  • Project Plan
  • Business Case
  • Risk Log
  • Project Controls
  • Communication Plan
  • Project Tolerances

Product

• Project Initiation Document

Critical success factors (CSF)

Key performance indicators (KPI)

Roles

• Owner: Project Manager
• Manager: Project Manager
• Other:
  • Project Support
  • Project Assurance

Best practice shows that the Owner and the Manager roles should be merged

Activities

Definitions

• • Project Brief
  • Project Management Team Structure
  • Job Descriptions
  • Project Approach
  • Project Quality Plan
  • Project Plan
  • Business Case
  • Risk Log
  • Project Controls
  • Communication Plan
  • Project Tolerances

Putting into use

Best practice

Challenges and solutions

References and resources

• Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2